Mechanical Engineer Salary Information in Massachusetts

The average annual and hourly salaries for mechanical engineers in the state of Massachusetts are shown in
Table 1 and Table 2, respectively.
The comparison of the salary statistics of mechanical engineers among Massachusetts metropolitan areas is shown in Table 3.
The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey
conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018
[1].

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales.
The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,950.
The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,320.
The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $63,890.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers
from 2012 to 2017.

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of mechanical engineers
in some Massachusetts cities and metropolitan areas.
We note that the median annual salary of mechanical engineers in state of Massachusetts ranges from $64,430 to $116,480.
The highest paying area for mechanical engineers in Massachusetts is Taunton-Norton-Raynham with a median annual salary of $116,480.
The second highest paying city/area in Massachusetts State is Framingham (mean annual salary $105,100).
The lowest paying area is Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner with a median annual salary of $64,430.